Best Businesses in Austin, TX

Barry is as good as small business owners come.  We had a good experience overall having fitting room lights and a switch installed, but an issue with the billing after the fact.  Barry took our concerns very seriously, did an investigation on his end, and made it right.  I highly recommend Barry and the team at Beckett!

Amazing company, always shows up when they say they will. Guys are funny and explain everything very well. I would highly recommend this company

My A/C went out on my birthday and I called Fox Services who had worked on the unit before; it was going to be almost 4 days before they could get to me! My brother-in-law gave me Rick Spicer's information; I called him around 8 am, by 5 pm he had been to my house and fixed my A/C. The total charges were LESS than what Fox would have charged for an emergency call that wouldn't have included parts & labor. Rick is honest & knowledgeable, he shows up when he says & does what he promises...I couldn't recommend him more highly!

Jimmy was a life saver!  Came out same day and saved me from worries of a wooden house and  a faulty switch!

It's always so nice when you get quality work.  I had two issues that I needed help with.  I asked for a quote, and Aurelio got back to me in a couple hours with a possible time he could come by and offer a quote.  He was running early, called to see if I was home, and came by.  He was able to fix one of the issues that afternoon, and scheduled a time to come back to complete the job.  I would highly recommend!  Great to know a wonderful, competent and professional electrician.

Absolute Electric will figure out your electric troubles, and explain it in a way that we can understand. They do more than just hang a ceiling fan. They make sure it's right and safe. How come that light won't come on? Call them - They'll figure it out!

I called three electricians recommended on Nextdoor and Scott was the only one who responded. I needed an outlet for a new dishwasher and disposal and I didn't have time to mess around with calling every electrician in town.  Scott was able to make an appointment within a two business days, contacted me well before the appointment to let me know he was running late, and did the work efficiently and for less than he quoted.  He even gave me some tips on how I could change out the GFI's in my kitchen on my own and told me to call him if I needed him to walk me through it.  This kind of honesty and integrity is hard to find these days.  I will definitely call Scott if I need any electrical work done in the future!

I had issues with no electrical power for about 2 of my rooms.  One room been the computer room where we have all our electronics: internet routers, alarm hard drive, WiFi and working areas.  I was very worry because this systems are essential for me but more for my wife, who is a teacher and does a lot of computer work for lessons plans, etc.
 We are thankful that were we're taking care of our electric issues by Mr. John and Mr. Steve who were super professional, skill, polite and approachable.   As soon as they came in my house they when to test and diagnose the problem that was fix in one hour.  From now on you can count on getting my business and my family.
  Once again I would like to express our gratitude for a great job done.

Marco A. Morales
Retired US Army.

Levi and Johnny did a great job. They explained everything to me as they worked. They cleaned up after their work and put everything back in place before leaving.

We are doing adding a kitchen at our business and needed to upgrade the electrical panel. Made several calls to get bids from local electrical companies, but Grant with Southern Cross was the only one that got back to us immediately & gave us a timely estimate. They have been great to work with and his staff is definitely a step above your average electrician. Thanks Grant!

In a word - FANTASTIC! The owner takes the time to respond to calls and actually listens to you describe your problem (None of the other electrician companies did). The service was exactly what I wanted. The technician was prompt, polite, and professional (ex-military person too). Cost was extremely reasonable and explained before and after the service. Did not waste my time and got right to servicing my issue and said he was always available if the situation would return or a similar problem. I had used other providers in the past, but, from now on, my sole provider for any electrical problems or issues will be ON ELECTRIC without any hesitation. By far, the best that San Antonio has to offer!

Bob and his company did a great job installing our back porch outlets, fans and TV's a few years ago. I have recommended him and his company to many people. They do good quality work at a good value.

I was very impressed by the guys at Sunvison Electric. They came highly recommended by an electrician friend and they did not disappoint. After the owner Jim came out to visit and understood what I was trying to do with some rewiring, he made some good suggestions, quoted me a fair price and we agreed on a time to do the work. The service technician came out on time and did a great job. I'm very pleased with the quality of the work.

I would definitely recommend Sunvison to anyone looking for electrical work in North Austin.

We moved into an older house and purchased replacement light fixtures for the dining room, kitchen and entry.  Central Texas Electric gave us the best estimate for installation, came out the next business day, finished in about 4 hours and did an excellent job.  I was really impressed with their friendliness, professionalism, and expert knowledge.  Highly recommend them for electric work.

Very quick to respond and easy to work with. Honest work at a very good price. Will use again.

A friend of mine recommended the owner Steven Fikes to me so I went in and asked for him specifically for some work I have been looking into getting done. I was told by a colleague that he was out on a sick day so I thanked him and left.

Later that morning I'm notified by a family member that he had posted a video in a Facebook group in our community from his security footage of me walking back to my car in the parking lot, stating that someone sent their pregnant wife in regards to her husband doing illegal work and slandered me in the comments. As I am an 8 month pregnant wife, I have no idea what that was in regards to and believe he has me confused with someone/something else.

Either way, this is by far the most unprofessional thing I have ever encountered and I am still in disablief how something so insignificant got recorded and put on social media. If I could give zero stars I would. I'm confused and embarrassed to say the least.

If this is any indication of how this man conducts business, I would steer clear and far from this establishment.

I have used them several times but recently had an issue with them not warranting their work and will not use them again.
They charge an awful lot so they should warrenty their work.

Arrived late. Did the job, but left a mess afterwards. Meh.

John Wayne has a nice website and they were easy to schedule.  However, we were very disappointed in their high pressure tactics when they actually arrived to fix our issue.  Here was our experience:

I was out of the country on business when my wife noticed a water leak in the garage.  Since I didn't have an international cell phone plan I used the John Wayne website to schedule service.  Within minutes I had an appointment with them to come repair the leak.

In the day between scheduling the service and a John Wayne repairman showing up my father-in-law was able to find the leak, which was coming from our hot water recirculation pump, which was its own separate system from the hot water heater.

When a John Wayne representative arrived the next day my wife spoke with him about the issue. Not sure if this is their standard tactic, but he immediately began pressuring her to purchase a tankless water heater system for about $8,000 (really?!).  He explained the pump needed to be replaced (for $1300) but that he recommended replacing the entire water heater system versus just the pump.  He also said a water heater our size (75 gallon) isn't manufactured anymore that would fit in the same spot and that a tankless water heater was the best way to fix the problem.  And, of course, it was the last day of a special promotion.  However, she knew better and politely asked him just to fix the problem with the recirculation pump, and that there was nothing wrong with the hot water heater.  After several calls to management the repairman was finally given permission to simply fix the issue with the leaking pump, which he did by removing the pump and splicing the line together with tubing.  However, he told my wife you'll be calling me back for a new hot water heater.  Sure enough, our water was taking noticeably longer to get warm (which we anticipated since the recirculating pump was gone) but the water was just not as hot and in some showers/sinks just barely warm, so we began to think there was an issue with the hot water heater.

However, later in the week we had a plumber from a different company at our home completing some plumbing work on a kitchen remodel and he needed to re-light the pilot light on the hot water heater.  I asked him about the pump replacement and he asked to see the pump the John Wayne repairman took out.  Guess what?  I couldn't find it anywhere so it was taken without our permission.  I also asked if there was a water heater on the market suitable to replace our existing heater.  He said yes, there was.  Finally, I mentioned to him about our water taking so long to heat up and some showers not getting very hot at all.  He found the problem: the hot water valve was left partially closed, reducing the hot water flow.  He turned it to the proper position afterward we actually had to turn our hot water heater setting down because the water was so hot coming out of all our faucets.

Shame on you John Wayne for trying to take advantage of our situation and 1. Attempt to high pressure sell someone an overpriced tankless system that was not even the problem, 2. Taking my working pump which probably could have been repaired and reinstalled (it had a hairline crack in the case) without permission and 3. Leaving the water coming from the hot water tank to be colder than it should have been...intentionally or not, it was left incorrectly positioned.  I would never recommend this company!

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